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Jul 2021
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Formal logic | The ABCs of Marxist philo...

Revolutionary Communist Party
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Logic is usually seen as a dry, boring discipline suitable only for pedants. This is because it is traditionally seen as having no relation to the real world of objects, and is instead a self-contained system of rules for thought. Marxism completely rejects this formalism and seeks to find the basis for our logic in this real world. Subscribe to the newly r ... Show More
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